Black Seed

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food Labels (Pf)
  Inspector note: Packaged rice pudding observed for retail sale without label. Provide labels for all grab and go items.
  code 590.003/3-602.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Common Name-Working Containers (Pf)
  Inspector note: Chemical spray bottle observed with no label. Provide.
  code 590.007/7-102.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
  Inspector note: Ceramic bowl in bulk rice container. Remove.
  code 590.003/3-304.12-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C)
  Inspector note: Hard boiled eggs for retail sale left out in grab in go cooler without any protection. Package in container with label to prevent potential contamination.
  code 590.003/3-307.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 8, 2023: 4 findings appeared for the first time.

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About this record

This record comes from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Analyze Boston.